Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland
Iceland: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 3.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.31 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland peaked at 3.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8878, in 1975.
That places Iceland 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.71 | — |
| 1974 | 1.4 | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8878 | -36.6% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 1.67 | +60.9% |
| 1996 | 1.88 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 1.87 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 1.46 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.39 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.39 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.27 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 1.82 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.76 | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 3.16 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 3.14 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.82 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.78 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.66 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 3.38 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.31 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 | 0.8878 | 1.71 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.46 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.07 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 2.72 | 3.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Iceland was 3.31 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8878 in 1975.
- How does Iceland rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l Our World in Data
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About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.